How good will the Heat be?

It’s fashionable among some basketball observers to consider that Miami Heat could post the best record in the league’s history.

One large national website will have a countdown comparing the Heat to the pace of the Chicago Bulls of 1995-96, who posted a record 72-10 record en route to the fourth of Michael Jordan’s six NBA championships.

Spurs guard George Hill is unsure if the addition of LeBron James and Chris Bosh to Dwyane Wade’s team will mean the Heat can challenge the supremacy of that Bulls team.

“Who knows,” Hill said. “You never know until the end of the year how good somebody can be.

“Sure, they didn’t predict Jordan and that team to go 72-10, but they did. The Heat have a lot of potential on their team and a lot of good chips around (the Big Three). It will be interesting to see how fast they jell and get out together on the court.”

The Heat will be good, but I don’t know about 72 wins. People forget about how lopsided the 1996 NBA season really was. Not only did Chicago win 72 games that season, but Seattle won 64 and Orlando won 60 that season. A key to those seasons could be found in having teams like 18-64 Philadelphia, 21-61 Toronto and 15-67 Vancouver during that season.

There’s too much balance and too many back-to-back games for the Heat to navigate this season to break the Bulls record.